Note: You can leave from multiple groups at the same time by using the above steps.

Here are a couple of important things to note:

After you left the group, a notification will be shown in the group stating that you've left the group.

You'll see the group chat in your "Chats" screen even after you left the group. If you want to delete that group chat, here are the steps:

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Long press that group chat.

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Tap "Trash Can" icon at the top.

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In the confirmation popup, unselect "Delete media from my phone," if you don't want the media from the group chat get deleted. Otherwise, leave it selected.

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Tap "Delete."

That's all. The group chat is deleted successfully from the "Chats" screen.

Delete a WhatsApp Group

To delete a group, you need to remove all of its participants first. Here's how you can do that:

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Long press the group you want to delete.

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Hit the Overflow Menu (three vertical dots) at the top.

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Hit "Group info."

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Scroll down until you see the "Participants" section.

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Now, long press a participant and then you can see "Remove participant name" which you can find between "Make group admin" and "Verify security code." Hit it.

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In the confirmation popup, tap "OK."

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Do the above two steps for all the participants.

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Now, you should be the only one remaining participant. Tap the "Exit group" option beneath "Participants" section.

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In the confirmation popup, tap "Exit."

That's all. The group is deleted successfully. But, the group chat still exits in your "Chats" screen. To remove group chat from "Chats" screen, tap the "Delete group" option.

In the confirmation popup, you can see "Delete media from my phone" option. Leave it selected if you want the media from the group chat to get deleted. Otherwise, unselect it. Now, hit the "Delete" option.

That's all. All done.

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